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and Oklahoma City and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw
Na􀆟􉽯ons all want water from
Lake Sardis. The third, and
perhaps most powerful,
event is the record‐se􀆫􊭮ng
drought of 2011.
Like it or not, both science
and poli􀆟􉽣cs are shaping the
future of water resources in
Oklahoma. In this issue we
highlight news of both. On
page 2 you will find summar‐ies
of the three water re‐search
projects funded
through OWRRI this year.
On page 3 we provide sum‐maries
of some of the water
legisla􀆟􉽯on currently being
considered by the state
legislature.
If you are interested in
staying informed daily about
new developments in Okla‐
We knew that water would
be an important topic in
Oklahoma this year, but did
anyone expect it to be like
this? Between the legisla‐ture,
lawsuits, flooding, and
the drought, it seems the
news is full of water.
Several events converged to
precipitate this frenzy of
ac􀆟􉽶vity. The first was the
comple􀆟􉽯on of the update of
the state’s water plan last
fall. Many of the bills being
considered by the legislature
are responses to the recom‐menda
􀆟􉽯ons found in the
water plan. The second
event is a cluster of lawsuits
over Oklahoma water rights.
Texas wants water out of the
Kiamichi River, Muddy Boggy
Creek, and Clear Boggy
Creek; the City of Hugo
wants to sell water to Texas,
From the Director: The Word on Water… WOW! (by Dave Engle)
As you may have no􀆟􉽣ced, we are donning a new logo in this
edi􀆟􉽯on of The AQUAhoman. It reflects the umbrella name for
the newly combined OWRRI and Water Research and Extension
Center (we call it the Water Center, for short).
The addi􀆟􉽯on of the OWRRI has brought a new emphasis on
outreach and Extension to the Water Center. Just last month,
an Extension fact sheet I co‐authored was published. It is 􀆟􉽴tled
“Understanding General Stream Adjudica􀆟􉽯ons” and available to
read here.
We hope the added Extension emphasis will bring about an
important advancement for water resources in Oklahoma.
A New Name for a New Era in Oklahoma Water (by Mike Langston)
homa water, we suggest
following the OWRRI on
Twi􀆩􊥥er (h􀆩􊥰p://twi􀆩􊥥er.com/
#!/okwaterinst) or Facebook.
You can also find important
water news on our Web site,
water.okstate.edu.
D􀂮􊸀􀃙􍤀􀂛􉬀􀂑􉄀􀃣􎌀􀃊􌨀􀃙􍤺:
Dave Engle
A􀃝􍴀􀃝􍴀􀂮􊸀􀃝􍴀􀃣􎌀􀂃􈌀􀃄􌐀􀃣􎎠 D􀂮􊸀􀃙􍤀􀂛􉬀􀂑􉄀􀃣􎌀􀃊􌨀􀃙􍤺:
Mike Langston
A􀃝􍴀􀃝􍴀􀂮􊸀􀃝􍴀􀃣􎌀􀂃􈌀􀃄􌐀􀃣􎌺:
Leslie Elmore
Inside this issue:
OWRRI‐Funded
Research Projects for
2012
2
The Legisla􀆟􉽶ve
Update
3
The Botanic Garden
at OSU Provides
Unique Teaching and
Research Opportuni‐
􀆟􉽥es
4
News & Events 5
A Growing Family 5
Volume VIII, Issue I, April 2012
THE AQUAHOMAN
Dr. Dave Engle, Director
Dr. Mike Langston,
Assistant Director

and Oklahoma City and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw
Na􀆟􉽯ons all want water from
Lake Sardis. The third, and
perhaps most powerful,
event is the record‐se􀆫􊭮ng
drought of 2011.
Like it or not, both science
and poli􀆟􉽣cs are shaping the
future of water resources in
Oklahoma. In this issue we
highlight news of both. On
page 2 you will find summar‐ies
of the three water re‐search
projects funded
through OWRRI this year.
On page 3 we provide sum‐maries
of some of the water
legisla􀆟􉽯on currently being
considered by the state
legislature.
If you are interested in
staying informed daily about
new developments in Okla‐
We knew that water would
be an important topic in
Oklahoma this year, but did
anyone expect it to be like
this? Between the legisla‐ture,
lawsuits, flooding, and
the drought, it seems the
news is full of water.
Several events converged to
precipitate this frenzy of
ac􀆟􉽶vity. The first was the
comple􀆟􉽯on of the update of
the state’s water plan last
fall. Many of the bills being
considered by the legislature
are responses to the recom‐menda
􀆟􉽯ons found in the
water plan. The second
event is a cluster of lawsuits
over Oklahoma water rights.
Texas wants water out of the
Kiamichi River, Muddy Boggy
Creek, and Clear Boggy
Creek; the City of Hugo
wants to sell water to Texas,
From the Director: The Word on Water… WOW! (by Dave Engle)
As you may have no􀆟􉽣ced, we are donning a new logo in this
edi􀆟􉽯on of The AQUAhoman. It reflects the umbrella name for
the newly combined OWRRI and Water Research and Extension
Center (we call it the Water Center, for short).
The addi􀆟􉽯on of the OWRRI has brought a new emphasis on
outreach and Extension to the Water Center. Just last month,
an Extension fact sheet I co‐authored was published. It is 􀆟􉽴tled
“Understanding General Stream Adjudica􀆟􉽯ons” and available to
read here.
We hope the added Extension emphasis will bring about an
important advancement for water resources in Oklahoma.
A New Name for a New Era in Oklahoma Water (by Mike Langston)
homa water, we suggest
following the OWRRI on
Twi􀆩􊥥er (h􀆩􊥰p://twi􀆩􊥥er.com/
#!/okwaterinst) or Facebook.
You can also find important
water news on our Web site,
water.okstate.edu.
D􀂮􊸀􀃙􍤀􀂛􉬀􀂑􉄀􀃣􎌀􀃊􌨀􀃙􍤺:
Dave Engle
A􀃝􍴀􀃝􍴀􀂮􊸀􀃝􍴀􀃣􎌀􀂃􈌀􀃄􌐀􀃣􎎠 D􀂮􊸀􀃙􍤀􀂛􉬀􀂑􉄀􀃣􎌀􀃊􌨀􀃙􍤺:
Mike Langston
A􀃝􍴀􀃝􍴀􀂮􊸀􀃝􍴀􀃣􎌀􀂃􈌀􀃄􌐀􀃣􎌺:
Leslie Elmore
Inside this issue:
OWRRI‐Funded
Research Projects for
2012
2
The Legisla􀆟􉽶ve
Update
3
The Botanic Garden
at OSU Provides
Unique Teaching and
Research Opportuni‐
􀆟􉽥es
4
News & Events 5
A Growing Family 5
Volume VIII, Issue I, April 2012
THE AQUAHOMAN
Dr. Dave Engle, Director
Dr. Mike Langston,
Assistant Director